
Maya Miller
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Engagement Reporter @ProPublica || (journalistically) raised in Wisconsin, Chicago and @columbiajourn
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This animated doc about a secretive U.S.-backed program that killed civilians in Afghanistan is one of the most powerful works of journalism I've seen in any form, anywhere. ProPublica Lynzy Billing Directors: Mauricio Rodríguez Pons & Almudena Toral propublica.org/article/night-…

Over the past decade, the EPA has found unregulated contaminants at possibly unsafe levels in tap water of *61 million* people. Some may cause cancer or development issues. And yet EPA still hasn't set safety limits on them. Imp read via Agnel Philip 🌵🔎 propublica.org/article/epa-sa…




What, you ask, is investigative engagement reporting? Asia Fields, Becca Savransky, Anna Donlan, Peter DiCampo and team just published one of the purest examples yet. propublica.org/article/idaho-…




📢🎉 Rare + exciting news: We're hiring another ProPublica engagement reporter! boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/job… Join our team of rockstars (maryam مريم jameel Maya Miller Byard Duncan Asia Fields Jessica Priest) and do stories that shed light on injustices and hold the powerful accountable.

Birth certificate. Eyeglasses. Cell phone. Teddy bear. Sewing machine. Hep C medication. Breast pump. Bible. Urns of ashes. ProPublica spoke with people across the US about what they lost during encampment sweeps. Please spend time with this. projects.propublica.org/homeless-encam…

Cities are increasingly removing or “sweeping” homeless encampments. Some say it’s a way to get people inside. But 135 people told @ProPublica sweeps made it harder to survive, find housing and get or keep jobs. Here’s what they wrote in their own words 🧵projects.propublica.org/homeless-encam…

1/ NEW from ProPublica : Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who we found lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall under a gray area in the state’s abortion ban. propublica.org/article/jossel…


We (ProPublica) just published an investigation chronicling how cities seize belongings from people experiencing homelessness. The items include birth certificates, work tools and medication. Read more: projects.propublica.org/homeless-encam…

At 6 months pregnant, Nevaeh Crain died after trying to get care in three emergency room visits in Texas. She was 18. with Kavitha Surana: propublica.org/article/nevaeh…


Ryan Matlock sought treatment for addiction. Providers concluded he needed a 90 day stay at a facility. But 3 days in, insurers denied his request for coverage. Matlock died ~three weeks later. Incredibly important story from Jocelyn Wiener: calmatters.org/health/mental-…

UnitedHealth used an algorithm system to identify patients who it deemed as getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation. Annie Waldman propublica.org/article/united…


Yesteday we brought you the story of how health insurers have relied on doctors, some of whom “shut their eyes” to medical opinions that opposed their conclusions Today Maya Miller & I tell you the story of “You are better” and “You have made progress” propublica.org/article/mental…